Agreed.  I've investigated other options and I now understand why these pipes are priced at $300. It's competitive with anything else you'll find, and will last longer than the van will.  

Stuart

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of vw_van_fan_Mark
Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2016 10:15 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Replacement of coolant

Pipes have male ends, hoses have female ends. They join nicely.
If you replace a pipe with a hose you need to convert both ends of the hose to male so they join like the pipe did.

Yes, there is hose some of us have used to replace the long pipes. It isn't that much cheaper once you add in the converters and extra clamps.

Mark

David Bohannan wrote:
> Has anyone tried using rubber lines from a "roll" used for big trucks??
>
> I just found a crack on the front of one of my white pipes...I know what's next...
>
> Dave
>